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It’s easy to have fun in the water during the summer in New Jersey. You can romp in the ocean at resort towns like Wildwood and Atlantic City or swim in the many pools, lakes and rivers in the state. But when the winter and fall months when the temperature falls or a rainy day makes it miserable outside, it's no fun to be in the water ... unless you're at an indoor water park. New Jersey has two indoor water parks and others are just across the border in Pennsylvania.

Sahara Sam’s Oasis Indoor Water Park

Sahara Sam’s Oasis Indoor Water Park opened in March 2009 with water slides, rides and interactive games for the family. It is New Jersey’s first freestanding indoor waterpark, according the Sahara Sam’s website. If the weather outside is too good to miss by being indoors, Sahara Sam’s. retractable roof lets the sunshine in. You can feel what it's like to surf by riding the Flow Rider. The water slides, which include raft rides and barrel slides, are slick and fast. Smaller kids can enjoy the Tim Bu Tu Tree Fort. If all that activity sparks your appetite, you can eat at Sam Dune’s Café, which serves pizza and subs. You may not, however, bring food and drink into the park.

CoCo Key Water Resort

The CoCo Key Water Resort is part of the Mt. Laurel Marriott, which allows the CoCo Key Water Resort to offer package deals with overnight accommodations. Though in New Jersey, the park is only 12 miles from Philadelphia. You can watch a movie while relaxing in a wading pool or unwind in the giant whirlpool spa. The Parrot's Perch is a play area for younger children while everyone can enjoy the speed and thrills of the different water slides. CoCo Keys offers on-site dining choices, including familiar names like A&amp;W and Pizza Hut Express, as well as the Wet Rooster Bar (cocktails and snacks).

Parks Close to New Jersey

While New Jersey’s two indoor waterparks might be close if you live in the southern half of the state, residents in the northern half might find the Poconos closer. Two indoor waterparks in eastern Pennsylvania are within a few minutes drive of the New Jersey border along Interstate 80.

H20ooohh Indoor Waterpark is at the Split Rock Resort in Lake Harmony, Penn. There is a wave pool, a family raft ride and waterslides as high as 41 feet. Great Wolf Lodge in Scotrun, Penn., has 19 waterslides, six pools, a lazy river and jumbo whirlpools to relax in.

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James Rada, Jr. was a newspaper reporter for eight years and earned 23 awards from the Maryland Delaware D.C. Press Association, Associated Press, Society of Professional Journalists, Maryland State Teachers’ Association and CNHI. He also worked for 12 years as a marketing communications writer, earning a Print Copywriter of the Year Award from the Utah Ad Federation. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications.

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